For many years I have been tormented by the question why on many discs I often want to increase the volume, or when listening to collections, 3 songs out of 10 are usually poorly recorded, or even completely incomprehensible, I want to turn up the volume In one place it’s louder, in another it’s quieter??? The answer came from a completely unexpected direction. Listening to the acoustics of the Kondo RUTHY-1-2-4 and Ongaku speakers, I noted the extraordinary comfort of their sound and, at the same time, the responsiveness and sincerity in the presentation of music. Structurally, they are all broadband, but with one caveat - they all have a suede suspension. Anyone who read Hiroyasu Kondo's reasoning probably noted his scrupulousness in the choice of materials, element base, etc. Silver coils, capacitors, cables, transformers. And everything he did was carefully controlled. Everything is written about...except pendants...not a word!!!
The history of genuine leather pendants goes back to the 20s: RCA, TELEFUNKEN, JENSEN, WESTERN ELECTRIC, DIATONE, etc., and leather was used in elite or professional expensive models. At that time they cost several months' salaries!!!
After painstaking research into the leather material, orientation, direction of its elasticity, suspension profile options and its manufacturing technology, we take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the SHINDO LABORATORY dealer in Scandinavia for the help of TERUO HARADA. SO WHY DID KONDO INSTALL SKIN? We made a comparison using ADVENT acoustics: 2 bands 25 cm bass + tweeter, closed housing 60 liters. The design of the RCA-TELEFUNKEN suspension (the features of this suspension are that the tension of the skin increases as it approaches the diffuser). I'm listening to the first disc. JOHN COLTRANE-OLE COLTRANE. Everything has changed! The double bass strings separated from the body and the sound seemed to have acquired flight. The first thing that came to mind was a big violin! Even the quietest sounds could feel the presence of this monster. On the drums one could simultaneously hear the lightness and tension of the skin and the weight of the beater. In the accents I felt with all my gut - they kicked me! Even if you are in another room it is there.
The right hand of the piano became female, and the left hand became male. The timbres of the wind instruments sank down and separated: some instruments have a velvety and matte timbre, while others have a mischievous timbre. In general, something happened in the middle, the instruments each acquired their own essence, the feeling that they were talking to each other. There was a smell of the atmosphere constantly present in the hall! The “tails” of the instruments are so clearly audible that the pauses were filled with some kind of magical meaning. Again the double bass - oriental motifs appeared on the lower notes, on the upper register it whined like a dying bird. Only the next day I was able to formulate - the quiet sounds were spiritualized and filled with dignity... I met a Tibetan monk. The bow began to play... I had the feeling that a loser was confessing to me and I, of course, said that it was not his fault... a lump came to my throat... My God, I finally found myself in the past!!!
I took a break before the second disc BILLIE HOLIDAY-SONG FOR DISTINGUE LOVERS. The saxophone has its own character - a large, slow-looking green crocodile that lulls our vigilance... well-fed... it seems. A pipe with a mute is like cars scurrying around at a crossroads...in London town...!!! how much the musicians feel each other! Like birds playing in the sky, one of the greats chose a very precise word - the pigeons were rinsing themselves... In general, strong or long-forgotten sensations constantly appeared to which words have nothing to do... Billy looks into my eyes...I AM ALL FOR YOU JUST TAKE IT...I MEAN IT...BODY AND SOUL.
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